Former Formula 1 driver Jolyon Palmer believes that the stewards were justified in giving Esteban Ocon a penalty in Monaco for his collision with Sir Lewis Hamilton. In the opening stages of the rain-affected race on Sunday, Hamilton moved to the inside of the Frenchman as they head up to Sainte-Devote, and they made contact
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Former Formula 1 driver Martin Brundle has criticised the extensive delay of the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday, and indicated that some “heated arguments” took place in the stewards’ room. Rain began to fall just before the race was set to get underway on Sunday, and there was an initial delay of 16 minutes before
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Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto is perplexed by the FIA’s decision not to penalise Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez during the Monaco Grand Prix. Ferrari were outplayed on strategy by Red Bull in changing conditions in Monaco last weekend, and Perez jumped both Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc for the lead, and the Monegasque ended
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Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has insisted that the protest his team filed after the Monaco Grand Prix was simply a request for clarification of the rules, rather than a ploy to penalise Red Bull. Polesitter Charles Leclerc lost the lead of the race after a series of strategic errors by Ferrari, ultimately sending him
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner said he would have been bemused to see any punishment given to either Max Verstappen or Sergio Perez in Monaco. Perez won the race ahead of Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz and team-mate Max Verstappen after the Scuderia had made a mess of Charles Leclerc’s strategy, and as Verstappen came out
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Carlos Sainz’s third driving related reprimand of the season last weekend in Monaco now means that that two more of them will see him docked 10 grid positions. Sainz had an eventful day on Saturday during the third and final practice session of the weekend when he slowed down almost to a halt out of
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Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto believes that it will be impossible for the teams to stick to the circa $140 million budget cap due to inflation. The spending cap was lowered by a further $5 million this season as part of the new technical regulations, and it was lowered again to reflect the fact that
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The FIA are set to give Sir Lewis Hamilton a little more time to remove his jewellery while racing amid the continued debate. The FIA have given the drivers two reminders this season of the regulation introduced in 2005 that mandates the removal of metallic artefacts before stepping into the car. This is due to
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Haas team principal Guenther Steiner does not have a particular opinion on whether or not jewellery should be worn in the car, but affirms that rules are rules. The FIA introduced a new sporting regulation in 2005 that mandates that piercings are to be removed before a driver steps into a race car due to
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With Sir Lewis Hamilton set to be given a further extension by the FIA around the jewellery ban, the seven-time champion insists that he has not considered it ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix weekend. Hamilton was defiant of the further reminder from the FIA in Miami around the necessity to remove jewellery before stepping
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